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DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Emirates Scientists Council (ESC), have signed a joint cooperation agreement to reinforce partnership between the three parties to support the Technology and Innovation Pioneers Platform (TIP), and the UAE Council of Sciences to encourage national inventors and innovators to continue their creative ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), stressed the importance of adopting innovative solutions for financing RTA’s future projects, establishing creative models for funding mobility projects, and boosting the public-private partnership (PPP). Al Tayer made these remarks during the opening of the Innovation Lab about the ...

Bloomberg It was supposed to be the crowning achievement of Malaysian tycoon T. Ananda Krishnan’s five-decade career. But his $7 billion bet on mobile carrier Aircel Ltd. may instead go down as one of the biggest-ever flops by a foreign investor in India, a stark reminder that doing business in the world’s fastest-growing major economy is often a lot tougher ...

Bloomberg In four years, Lenovo Group Ltd. went from would-be Apple Inc. challenger to an also-ran in smartphones and datacenter servers. Now it’s got a comeback plan, but some investors don’t buy it. China’s erstwhile tech darling, which lost its perch atop the PC market to HP Inc. in 2017, has shed two-thirds of its value since hitting a 15-year ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump set the stage for a trade war after slapping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, daring other countries to retaliate and leading the European Union to warn that it would target iconic American brands. Hours after Trump tweeted that “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the bloc is ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s vision for post-Brexit Britain would see some industries stay aligned with EU rules—with others breaking free entirely. Her plan could change how banks operate as well as raise costs for holidaymakers using their smartphones. Below are some key takeaways from her speech in central London. Financial Services UK-based banks and other financial services companies will ...

Bloomberg The auto industry is warning that US sales declines, which have become routine over the past year, may continue thanks to the tariffs President Donald Trump plans to slap on steel and aluminum imports. Toyota Motor Corp., which plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Alabama with Mazda Motor Corp., said the administration’s decision will “adversely impact” ...

Bloomberg Italians vote on Sunday in an election that pits several shades of populists against the mainstream and which may only succeed in further clouding the political landscape. The anti-establishment Five Star Movement was on track to be the biggest single party when a polling blackout began on February 17, though only Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right coalition was within reach of ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated tax system that is now considered as one of the best in the world, said His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, while chairing the fourth meeting of the Board of Directors of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). “The FTA ...

Dubai / WAM Germany, Europe’s largest economy and one of the world’s leading supporters of renewable energy, on Wednesday sealed its €50 million (AED226 million), investment in the next World Expo by signing an official participation contract for Expo 2020 Dubai. Dietmar Schmitz, Commissioner General of the German Pavilion, and Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director at the Dubai Expo 2020 ...